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About Us | | Message From The Director
 illiam Monroe Trotter institute of the University of Massachusetts Boston was founded in 1984 to address the needs and concerns of the Black community and communities of color in Boston and Massachusetts through research, technical assistance, and public service. Many forms of technical assistance are provided to community groups, organizations, and public agencies. The institute sponsors public forums as a means of disseminating research and involving the community in the discussion of public policy and other issues impacting Blacks locally and nationally.
The institute publishes the Trotter Review, a journal of articles addressing current Black studies, race, and race relations in the United States and abroad.
The institute also publishes research reports and occasional papers on a broad range of topics in the areas of eduaction, employment and training, public health, economic and community development, as well as race relations.
Research and other institute activities are facilitated by research and faculty associates. The Trotter Institute has conducted research for foundations across the nation, and also works with international organizations.
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Research Consortium
An interdisciplinary, intercultural panel of scholars researching the question of "Assimilating Americans" through the lens of new immigrants in Greater Boston coming from Asia, Cape Verde, Guatemala, and Haiti. The premise of this research is that the African American context provides the paradigm for incoming immigrants. Affiliated faculty fellows: Jorge-Capetillo, Sociology, Glenn Jacobs, Sociology, Tim Sieber, Anthropology, Shirley Tang, American Studies and Asian American Studies. Alix Cantave, Associate Director is also part of the research team. Barbara Lewis, Director of the Trotter, is Project Leader.
Health
The Trotter, in association with Dana-Farber, is completing a health profile of Haitian Americans in Boston. This profile will be expanded to include other segments of the black community in Boston.
State of Black Boston
Click here for flyer
In collaboration with the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts and the Boston chapter of the NAACP, the Trotter is preparing a State of Black Boston report, which will be issued bi-annually. The initial report will be released in Summer 2011.
Trotter Review
The new issue of the journal has been released. It examines the social uncorporation of immigrants of color in Massachusetts.
Click here to find out more....
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| PROJECTS |
InterAct Boston
The Trotter Institute was pleased to support InterAct Boston’s Summer Dance series, Dance Boston!, this August. Click on the links below to view videos of the dance performances. Many thanks to Neena Gulati and the Triveni Ensemble, OrigiNation, Inc., Tony Tucker and the World Rejectz, and the Chu Ling Dance Academy with Huan Thai Chi. Videos courtesy of Artists for Humanity.
Stay tuned for upcoming events!
OrigiNation, Inc. Performs at Christopher Columbus park
The Chu Ling Dance Academy performs at The Rose Kennedy Greenway
The Triveni Ensemble performs at Copley Square
The World Rejectz perform at City Hall
Boston Black Theatre Collective
Boston Black Theater Collective Begin Series of Staged Readings
Collaborative Effort Sparks Support for Black Theater in Boston
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
will be announced shortly..... |
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As a 4th generation Bostonian I am proud to present 'What I Love About Roxbury' a film I made to show not ontly the history but the changing community that holds Roxbury close to its heart. Click here for the video
Lisa Simmons
Founder
The Color of Film Collaborative
Filmmaker
February 2010: "Sharing our story" come celebrate the Spirit! Black History month 2010
Wednesday, February 10
Racial Profiling: A National and Local Crisis
Join local attorneys, Massachusetts state representatives, and members of the Boston Police Department for this important forum, which is free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception. Sponsored by the Africana Studies Department, the William Monroe Trotter Institute, and the Boston Pan-African Forum. Please contact Robert Johnson at Robert.johnson@umb.edu <mailto:Robert.johnson@umb.edu> or 617-879-2403 617-879-2403 for more information.
4:00-6:00pm
Ryan Lounge, McCormack Hall
Throughout February take part in a campus community reading event: Read and discuss Satchel, by Larry Tye
The Chancellor's Office, the William Monroe Trotter Institute for the Study of Black Culture, and the Office of Affirmative Action and Multicultural Affairs invite you to join an exciting reading program.
"More than a fascinating account of a baseball odyssey, Satchel rewrites our history of the integration of the sport, with Satchel Paige in a starring role. This is a powerful portrait of an American hero who employed a shuffling stereotype to disarm critics and racists, floated commercial legends about himself-including about his own age-to deflect inquiry and remain elusive, and in the process methodically built his own myth. 'Don't look back,' he famously said. 'Something might be gaining on you.' Separating the truth from the legend, Satchel is a remarkable accomplishment, as large as this larger-than-life man." (Reprinted from the inside dust jacket)
Copies of Satchel are available in the university bookstore and in Healey Library. Human Resources and the Trotter Institute also have a limited numbers of copies available to faculty and staff on a first-come, first-served basis. A valid employee ID is required.
Larry Tye will appear at UMass Boston to discuss his book on February 24. See below for details.
Wednesday, February 24
Lecture with Satchel Author Larry Tye
Whether you have read the book as part of the month long campus reading program or not, come hear from the author, prize-winning journalist at The Boston Globe and a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.
2:00-4:00pm
Campus Center Ballroom
For more information on other Black History Month 2010 events, please refer to the link below:
http://www.umb.edu/student_affairs/studentlife/BlackHistoryMonth2010.html
Black Opinion in Early African American Newspapers in Boston>>
The Trotter Institute has published a paper by Kenneth J. Cooper. A Pulitzer Prize winner, he is a fellow at the Center for Media and Society at UMass-Boston. To read the article click on the link above.
Call for Papers>>
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- Solidarity
- Haiti Speaks
- Race in Boston
- Paige
To read the detailed Blogs Please visit http://blogs.umb.edu/trotterinstitute/
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University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Boulevard,
Boston, MA 02125-3393
Phone: 617-287-5880
Fax: 617-287-5865
trotterinstitute@umb.edu
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